Cars and car seats

[velvethelicopters]

Jan 19, 2015 23:30:27 GMT -5 clldll said:

Jan 19, 2015 23:23:24 GMT -5 flumma said:

I don't remember which Graco we had, the one with a bunch of names depending on what store you were at. I wanted to like the Graco so much, but we returned it. I could seriously not hey the harness straps to tighten enough. They were really easy top very uneven, and then the only way to fix that was to take baby out, completely tighten the straps, and then loosen them. We hear this problem when the seat was installed, not when we are testing it in the store. It was a giant pain.I returned it. I figured even if I could get the hang of it, I couldn't trust others who would user it less often to do it right. I looked into some reviews, and apparently I'm not the only one that hat that problem. Graco does have a newer model out tho. The 4ever or milestone or something. I think Nana compared that with the newt Britax and something else in an old post.

This was our experience too except we kept it and only use it in DH's truck where the boys rarely are.  It's not as big of a deal to mess with the straps in it.  I love my Britax so much better.  Unfortunately we have the old style, and he's about to outgrow it RF'ing.  We're gonna do the BRU trade-in event and get a Chicco Nextfit I think.

Warning - my girls hated the Nextfit for comfort. You'd have thought I was putting them in acid and wrapped in barbed wire, and they were just sitting in them in the store.

Madeline can be drama prone, but Victoria tried the seat first and she's usually comfortable in any seat, even the cheap Cosco ones.

[daffy2k]

Just lurking some of the boards in our new home here and came across this post. While I usually drive a bigger SUV, I was given a Nissan Versa to use for the day last time I had a service. The backseat is huge! I fit my very bulky Clek Foonf rearfacing behind the drivers seat with room to spare. Can't really remember how the cargo space was (I think decent for a car that size) but I was blown away by how easy and spacious it was to install the car seat

[MapleMe]

Jan 19, 2015 23:13:44 GMT -5 Nik Pal said:

Jan 19, 2015 23:12:04 GMT -5 ovenrack said:

Anecdote: I know two people who have Honda Fits, and neither are old or the type to drive a Swedish vagina around town. They love their cars.

In fact, I know CTM, so make that three.

I drive a Swedish vagina and I love it! It's orange.

Take a Fit to Ikea for some meatballs and you've got a regular Swedish orgy going on.

[freezorburn]

Jan 19, 2015 21:48:03 GMT -5 nanaosaki06 said:

My Dad once suggested I get a Kia Soul, no. I am not a frumpy middle aged woman that has given up on life. The Soul has replaced the PT Cruiser and HHR as the middle aged woman car.

Y'know, this is an excellent point. I really need to think about what this car says about me. It'll be the first car that I've ever bought on my own.

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone! It's nice to have a few more ideas to look at.

And, I think it might feel kind of empowering to drive around in a vagina. But the Top Gear guys probably do have a point ...

[mooncharm]

Jan 20, 2015 1:14:18 GMT -5 MapleMe said:

Jan 19, 2015 23:13:44 GMT -5 Nik Pal said:

I drive a Swedish vagina and I love it! It's orange.

Take a Fit to Ikea for some meatballs and you've got a regular Swedish orgy going on.

LLOL this thread is cracking me up!

[mooncharm]

And thanks OR

[rugger]

Thread-jacking to ask a question... when do most people switch from the infant seat to a convertible seat? I think we did it around a year with R, but I'm feeling lost as to when to make the switch with A. FWIW, she's 8 months and about 17lbs.

[rrrrrachel]

I did by about six months with both of my kids because that's when I was sick of lugging the infant seat and found a good deal on a convertible. It's really completely up to you and what's convenient (assuming they haven't outgrown the specs of the infant seat)

[flumma]

Jan 20, 2015 12:43:46 GMT -5 rugger said:

Thread-jacking to ask a question... when do most people switch from the infant seat to a convertible seat? I think we did it around a year with R, but I'm feeling lost as to when to make the switch with A. FWIW, she's 8 months and about 17lbs.

When he outgrew the height limit, which for us was a bit after a year. We have short kids. The weight limit on ours is either 30 or 35 pounds, so we weren't anywhere near that. 

[flumma]

Jan 20, 2015 12:45:42 GMT -5 rrrrrachel said:

I did by about six months with both of my kids because that's when I was sick of lugging the infant seat and found a good deal on a convertible. It's really completely up to you and what's convenient (assuming they haven't outgrown the specs of the infant seat)

You can also just leave the infant seat in the car when you get tired of lugging it around. 

[rugger]

cool, thanks rrrrrachel and flumma . I'll have to measure A when she gets home later. I'm liking the look of the Chicco Nextfit - now just need to wait on a good deal

[rrrrrachel]

Yes flumma. The impetus was I found a good deal on a convertible and there was no longer any advantage to the bucket.

[nanaosaki06]

Cade outgrew his infant seat at 4 or 5 months. Rosie was at 9 months.

[freezorburn]

We had a Chicco Keyfit 30 for DS's infant seat. He was in it until about 18-20 months.

[MapleMe]

Jan 20, 2015 13:08:37 GMT -5 rugger said:

cool, thanks rrrrrachel and flumma . I'll have to measure A when she gets home later. I'm liking the look of the Chicco Nextfit - now just need to wait on a good deal

Join Car Seat Deals on FB. They are awesome withheld finding the cheapest option. We got the Nextfit for around $190